My high-school pals and I were ____ group. We stuck together through the good times and bad.

In almost any job, being unable to read is a definite _____.

Felipe seems so ____ today that it's hard to believe he was close to death only two months ago.

When I asked my father if he liked my new dress, he ____, saying, "That green is a terrific color."

Although Marian is open and talkative when the two of us are alone, she is ___ around other people.

At age 10, my cousin still has a ____ belief in Santa Claus. She becomes upset at any suggestion that he doesn't exist.

The math instructor ____ his explanation fo the problem several times because his students were having difficulty understanding it.

Because of the ____ nature of drug dealing, it is very difficult to stop.

The table at the coffee shop was wobbly, and the muffins were hard as rocks. So we used one of the muffins to ___ the short leg of the table.

Janet opened her own business because she hated the ____ system at her last job. But she soon found herself making just as many strict rules to keep her own workers in line.

The managers at Brian's company refused to ____ the early retirement plan proposed by the union because they felt the plan would cost too much.

A modern American wedding is ____ with customs originally intended to ensure the couple's fertility, including having a wedding cake, throwing rice, and tying shoes to the back of the car.

The prom committee _____ meeting next week

One of the salespeople ____ going to help you.

Michigan's population, along with state tax revenues, ____ decreasing.

Neither the boss nor the workers ____ happy with the contract.

A package full of gifts ____ under the tree.

The committee lost ______ focus.

"_______ too late for an apology," said Roger.

I spoke with ___________ father on the phone.

____ and Doug's uncle will arrive on Friday.

If you were absent, borrow either ______ or Ross's notes

In the statement, "A national sample of transcripts found mathematics had twice as many F’s and D’s compared as other subjects," which rhetorical appeal is primarily used?

In the passage, "The toll mathematics takes begins early. To our nation’s shame, one in four ninth graders fail to finish high school," which rhetorical appeal is being used?

When Andrew Hacker mentions his position as a social scientist at the City University of New York, which rhetorical appeal is he using?

In the argument, "A definitive analysis by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce forecasts that in the decade ahead a mere 5 percent of entry-level workers will need to be proficient in algebra or above," which rhetorical appeal is being used?

When the author states, "I say this as a writer and social scientist whose work relies heavily on the use of numbers," which rhetorical appeal is being used?

In the passage, "The City University of New York, where I have taught since 1971, found that 57 percent of its students didn’t pass its mandated algebra course," which rhetorical appeal is being used?

When the author references Peter Braunfeld of the University of Illinois, which rhetorical appeal is being used?

In the statement, "Instead of investing so much of our academic energy in a subject that blocks further attainment for much of our population," which rhetorical appeal is being used?

“Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and, having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?”-Patrick Henry, “Speech at the Virginia convention”

“Besides, the general temper of the Colonies, towards a British government will be like that of a youth who is nearly out of his time; they will care very little about her”-Thomas Paine, “Common Sense”

“He has refused his Assent laws...He has forbidden his governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance...He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people...” Thomas Jefferson, “Declaration of Independence”

“They [navies and armies]are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging,”- Patrick Henry, "Speech at the Virginia Convention"

“Give me liberty or give me death!”-Patrick Henry, “Speech at the Virginia Convention”

“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.”-Thomas Paine, “Common Sense”

“The handful of people in this town who say that fair play is not marked White Only; the handful of people who say a fair trial is for everybody, not just us; the handful of people with enough humility to think, when they look at a Negro, there but for the Lord’s kindness am I...The handful of people in this town with background, that’s who they are.”

“I felt the starched walls of a pink cotton penitentiary closing in on me....”

“After ten forevers Dr. Reynolds returned.”